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Bringing global perspective into US classrooms

Nearly 1,000 vetted, experienced teachers from the UK and South Africa, offering specialized subject support in STEM, ESL, and Special Education through the J-1 cultural exchange visa. Every teacher is screened for credentials, cultural fit, and visa success before you ever see a resume.

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English Quest

Your students know English.
So why do they hesitate to speak it?

You're not alone. It's the same story in classrooms and offices everywhere: people can read and write English just fine, then freeze the moment they have to speak up in a meeting or an interview. We fix that, with classroom training, teacher coaching, and workplace programs that fit into the schedule you already have.

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Business and schools

Corporate training session

English Quest for Business

Workplace English and business skills training built around your team's actual roles, for companies in India.

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Schools programme

Schools

A whole-school English programme for Indian schools: curriculum, teacher training, and classroom support your students and teachers actually use.

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Trusted by leading organisations

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Indian Police Service
Australia's Data
Analytics Academy

What Makes Us Different

We built something different.

If someone still avoids raising their hand, or speaking up in a meeting, six months after a programme ends, we haven't done our job. That's the question every session is built around.

Outcome-driven

Built around job readiness, skill application, and measurable growth, not just completion rates.

Deeply practical

Real scenarios, real tools, real decisions. Every session mirrors what learners actually face.

Role-specific

Aligned to what your learners actually do on the job, not generic one-size-fits-all content.

Continuously refined

Shaped by feedback, data, and partner input every step of the way. It never sits still.

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A team that stays invested after the contract is signed

Working with English Quest means gaining people who care about your learners' outcomes as much as you do, not a course catalogue you pick from once and forget.

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We ask before we build

Who your learners are and what's actually not working right now.

Nothing off the shelf

Every programme gets rebuilt around your context, not pulled from a folder.

Stay until it works

We don't disappear after delivery. We stay until the outcomes are real.

Your learners deserve training that actually changes things.

If you're ready to move past box-ticking training and invest in something that creates real, visible impact, let's talk.

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Our Approach

A team that stays invested after the contract is signed

Working with English Quest means gaining people who care about your learners' outcomes as much as you do. Here's how every partnership actually works.

01

We understand first

Before we design anything, we take the time to deeply understand your learner profile and your goals. We don't assume we know your context. We learn it.

Who are your learners: their backgrounds, current skill levels, and aspirations

What outcomes matter most to your organisation

What's working, what isn't, and where the real gaps are

The constraints: timelines, team size, delivery format

Understanding learner needs
Custom program design
02

Custom-built for your context

We customise every program to your specific context and requirements. No off-the-shelf courses, no recycled decks. Every session is designed for your learners.

Role-aligned content

Training mapped to what your learners actually do, not generic examples from another industry.

Practical by design

Real scenarios, real tools, real decisions. Every session is built around application.

Outcome-first structure

Every module is anchored to a measurable outcome, not a topic to be covered.

03

Tracked, measured, refined

A programme isn't successful because every lesson got delivered on schedule. It's successful when a learner who used to stay quiet starts speaking up, and keeps doing it after we've left the room.

1

Progress tracking

We monitor learner progress throughout the program, not just at the end.

2

Continuous feedback

Feedback from learners, trainers, and stakeholders shapes what comes next.

3

Real-time refinement

We adjust content, pace, and approach based on what the data tells us.

Tracking and measuring progress
04

Our trainers: where the magic happens

A program is only as good as the person delivering it. That's why we are obsessive about who we bring into the English Quest trainer network. Every trainer is a carefully selected industry professional: someone who has lived and breathed the work they teach.

Engaging and energetic

Sessions that are impossible to tune out. Participation is the norm, not the exception.

Application focus

A relentless focus on application, not just information. Every session delivers impact.

Honest feedback

Constructive, direct feedback that accelerates growth, not generic encouragement.

Industry professionals

People who've lived and breathed the work they teach, not career trainers.

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High-impact training across three core areas, each designed to create skills that stick.

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What We Offer

Programs that move the needle.

We've delivered high-impact training across three core areas, each one built to create skills that stick.

English for Interviews & Workplace Communication
Program

English for interviews and workplace communication

  • Confidence that comes across in interviews and meetings, real capability rather than rehearsed answers
  • Structured communication that impresses hiring managers and workplace stakeholders
  • Real interview readiness delivered at scale with partners including Sunstone, AlmaBetter, Knewton, and Deloitte
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AI & Prompt Engineering training
Program

AI, prompt engineering and digital skills

  • Hands-on, application-first programs. People use AI tools with confidence in real work settings
  • Automate repetitive workflows and save hours every week, without the theory overload or jargon
  • Productivity gains people notice in day-to-day roles, skills they can use the next day
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Finance, Sales & Marketing training
Program

Finance, sales and marketing

  • Practical, role-based training for the people driving your business forward
  • Real-world business scenarios, not textbook case studies, with decisions made under high pressure
  • Industry-relevant tools and frameworks that actually get used on the job
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Custom programs

Whether you're looking to upskill hundreds of learners or launch a flagship program from scratch, English Quest is ready to make it happen. Every program is customised to your context. We don't do off-the-shelf.

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Let's build something together.

Your learners deserve training that actually changes things. Let's make that happen together.

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Why English Quest Exists

We're English Quest, a UK-India training company

We started because good English training shouldn't depend on which country, or which school, a learner happens to be born into.

We started English Quest because there's a real gap between what school and university teach and what employers actually expect. We help learners in fast-growing markets close that gap and meet the standards global employers are looking for.

Training is only worth something if it changes what someone can do afterwards. That's the bar we hold ourselves to.

100,000+

Students Trained

300+

Schools

5

Countries

Trusted

By Deloitte, Tata & more

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Our Journey

Built by people who understand both worlds

Founded in 2020 by two leaders who saw that millions of capable learners were failing at the last hurdle: communicating confidently in interviews and workplaces.

JM

Jamie Martin, CEO

Ex-BCG Consultant and UK Government Education Adviser. Jamie brings a consulting mindset to training design, starting every programme with the outcome and working backwards.

SM

Sandeep Mallareddy, COO

Senior executive at the world's largest school chain. Sandeep understands how to operate training at scale, across hundreds of schools and thousands of students.

A partner network spanning the globe

We're based in the UK and India, with a growing presence across Asia and Africa. That mix of international experience and local knowledge shapes how we build every programme.

🇮🇳 India

AlmaBetter · Sunstone · Antarang · Crack-ed

🌍 Global

Adnovum (Vietnam) · International Hustlers (UK) · Data Analytics Institute (Australia) · Amala Education (Kenya) · Partners across Spain

English Quest global presence

Our Mission

English training that actually gets used, wherever a learner starts

If a student or a professional can't use what they've learned in the next class or the next meeting, the training hasn't done its job. That's the bar we hold every programme to.

Our Values

We don't disappear after delivery

We track outcomes and come back if something isn't landing.

No off-the-shelf courses

Every programme is shaped around the people actually in the room.

We tell you the truth

If a programme isn't the right fit, we'll say so, rather than sell it anyway.

Recognition

Backed and recognised at the highest levels

UK Government

Recognised by the UK Government for our work in education and skills development.

India NSDA

Recognised by India's National Skills Development Agency for training excellence.

VC backed

Backed by international venture capital and education industry leaders.

Leadership Team

The people behind English Quest

Jamie Martin

Jamie Martin

CEO

Ex-BCG, UK govt adviser

Sandeep Mallareddy

Sandeep Mallareddy

COO

Previously at the world's largest school chain

Adam Woodage

Adam Woodage

Head of Learning

Jitesh Kumar

Jitesh Kumar

India National Head

"If a learner can't do anything differently the next day, we haven't done our job, no matter how good the session felt."

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Our Partners & Clients

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Indian Police Service
Australia's Data
Analytics Academy

Want to work with us?

Whether you're a university, employer, or training provider, we'd love to understand your goals and show you what's possible.

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Our Impact

Six years and 100,000+ learners, with results you can see

A good proposal can promise anything. What keeps our partners coming back is what their learners can actually do once the programme ends.

100,000+

Students trained

300+

Partner schools

5

Countries

6+

Years of experience

What changes

Four things our partners actually notice

If someone still hesitates before speaking up in a meeting or a classroom months after a programme ends, we know we've got more work to do. These are the changes we actually look for.

Real interview confidence

Walk into interviews with real confidence, and get the jobs.

Immediate skill application

Apply new skills immediately in their roles, not weeks later.

Measurable improvement

Show measurable improvement that managers and employers notice.

Growth every session

Leave every session more capable than when they arrived.

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"Completion certificates don't tell you much. What a learner does differently at work the following week does."

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Our partners and clients

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Indian Police Service
Australia's Data
Analytics Academy

Want results like these for your students or team?

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Let's build something together

Whether you're looking to upskill hundreds of learners or launch a flagship program from scratch, English Quest is ready to make it happen.

For Schools

Do your students understand English, but hesitate to speak it?

You're not alone. Most schools deal with the same thing. EQ Premier helps students build the confidence to speak up, through classroom lessons, teacher training, and ongoing support that fits into the timetable you already run.

Book a School Consultation

Available from 2027  |  Rs. 1,500 per student/year + GST

Students in school programme

The Problem

You know the reality. We do too.

Students pass English exams but cannot speak spontaneously or with confidence. The gap between exam scores and real-world ability is wide, and it hurts them in interviews and beyond.

English teachers are unsupported and undertrained for spoken English delivery. They know the grammar, but they haven't been trained in how to build speaking confidence in students.

Parents want results but have no visibility into their child's progress. Without visible evidence, confidence in the school's English programme erodes.

EQ Premier 2027 is designed to fix all three, at whole-school scale.

EQ Premier 2027

Four pillars of whole-school transformation

Pillar 1

A new curriculum

A new international curriculum backed by the best evidence on boosting English confidence and fluency. Focused on spontaneous speaking, not grammar drills. Built from 40,000+ student interactions and 1,000+ teacher sessions. This isn't a textbook update. It's a fundamentally different approach to teaching English.

Pillar 2

Monthly classes with outside faculty

Monthly student sessions led by the EQ team, focused on speaking practice. Monthly real-life speaking activities that get students using English in genuine situations. Masterclasses with outside faculty expose students to voices and perspectives beyond their regular teachers.

Pillar 3

More training for your teachers

Year-round training for ALL teachers, not just English teachers. Special sessions on creating an English-speaking culture across the entire school. Unlimited training with extra EQ visits whenever the school needs it. We don't disappear after the initial workshop.

Pillar 4

Events and parent marketing support

Videos of students speaking, produced as films for parents, giving tangible evidence of progress. An annual English Quest school event that celebrates achievement. An exclusive video message from the UK CEO. Parents see the transformation. Schools get the credit.

Track Record

Built on real experience, not theory

EQ Premier is not a new experiment. It's built on years of working with schools, students, and teachers, learning what actually moves the needle on spoken English.

200+

Partner Schools

100K+

Students Trained

40K+

Student Interactions

1K+

Teacher Sessions

School training session

See It In Action

Students, assessments, and a school leader's view

Students showcasing their English learning journey

A student's confident assessment performance

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Pricing

Rs. 1,500

per student per year + GST

Available from 2027

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Trusted by 200+ Schools Across India

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Partner with us to transform English at your school

Join 200+ schools already working with English Quest. Available from 2027.

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For Colleges, Universities & Training Providers

Are strong grades getting undercut by weak interviews?

For over six years, we've worked with universities and training providers like Sunstone and AlmaBetter to close that gap, sometimes by training your learners directly, sometimes by training your own trainers, depending on what your programme needs. We've reached more than 10,000 learners across multiple countries.

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Who We Work With

Mostly colleges and training providers

Sometimes we train the learners enrolled with you directly. Sometimes it's your own trainers who need the skills. We build the programme around which one you actually need.

Universities and higher education

Training and placement providers

EdTech companies

Government and skill development

Non-profit organisations

Why Organisations Choose Us

We measure success by what learners can do afterwards

Not by how many sessions we delivered.

Built from what your learners actually do

Case studies come from real problems in the industry, not a slide deck someone wrote five years ago and never touched again.

No course catalogue

There's nothing to pick off a shelf. Every session gets shaped around your learners and what you're actually trying to fix.

Taught by people who've done the job

Not career trainers reading from a script.

We find out if it worked, and fix it if it didn't

If a module isn't landing, we hear about it and change it, rather than running the same session again next term.

What We Cover

Three programmes, built around your learners

Workplace communication and interview readiness

  • Professional communication and workplace English
  • Real interview confidence, not memorised answers
  • Presentation and interpersonal skills

AI, prompt engineering and digital skills

  • Prompt engineering and everyday AI productivity tools
  • Workflow automation people actually use afterwards
  • Hands-on and immediately applicable, not theoretical

Finance, sales and marketing

  • Real business scenarios and decision-making
  • Industry tools, frameworks, and commercial thinking
  • Skills learners apply immediately at work

How We Work

Five steps, every partnership

1

It starts with a conversation

We ask about your learners, your goals, and what's actually going wrong right now, before we design anything.

2

Then we build around what we heard

Not a template. Shaped by your industry and the people actually sitting in the room.

3

Sessions people don't zone out in

Real scenarios. Not slides read aloud.

4

We check if it actually worked

Feedback, outcomes, adjustments. If something isn't landing, we go back and fix it.

5

Some partners just never really leave

Most stick around well past the first programme.

Trusted By Organisations Across the Globe

India

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AlmaBetter logo
Deloitte
Antarang logo
Crack-Ed logo
Tata Indian Institute of Skills logo

International

International Hustlers logo (UK)
Data Analytics Institute logo (Australia)
Adnovum logo (Vietnam)
Amala Education Kenya
And more Spain & beyond

6+

Years of experience

10,000+

Learners trained

6

Countries and counting

Long-term

Most partners stay with us

Let's build something meaningful together

Whether it's your learners who need to graduate interview-ready, or your own trainers who need the skills to teach it, tell us what you're working with and we'll build around it.

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